DIRECTED BY:
Omar Cook and Adonis Armstrong
STARRING
Omar Cook, Adonis Armstrong, Clay Cureton, D’Asia Kaliyah
SYNOPSIS:
Cain is one of the biggest drug dealers in South Central, supplying the streets with coke and pills and taking out anyone standing in his way. The operation becomes shaky after one of his crew members turns police informant, creating tension from within. Cain is caught between a booming drug operation and disloyalty among his associates.
AWARDS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: BEST ACTOR [OMAR COOK]
VIRGIN SPRING CINIFEST
BEST CRIME DRAMA
VIRGIN SPRING CINEFEST
CRITICS CHOICE AWARD: BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
VIRGIN SPRING CINEFEST
HONORABLE MENTION: BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
INDIE EYE FILM AWARDS
CRITIC REVIEWS
“As well as writing and directing, Cook also excels in the lead role playing the big shot dealer Cain; his performance is genuinely powerful and he has a presence on screen that suggests he is destined for bigger things.”
Jolly Moel, SCREEN CRITIX
“I have nothing but immense admiration for filmmakers like Cook and Armstrong, who will stop at nothing to tell their stories and make their movies. Budget be damned! The filmmakers pull out all the stops to tell a gritty crime story while making good use of the limited resources at their disposal. Coke, guns, and tough-talking characters are on full display, yet Cook and Armstrong know that their story of loyalty, survival, and betrayal is of utmost importance.”
Alan Ng, FILM THREAT
“This dark story explores what life is like as a drug-dealing criminal, focusing primarily on the dangers and tragedies of being part of the underworld. It carries the message that leading such a life will have devastating consequences.”
Jason Knight, UK FILM REVIEW
“WITH ITS GRIMY, WASHED-OUT CINEMATOGRAPHY… PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE CITY OF ANGELS…”
Alex Saveliev, TAKE 2 INDIE FILM REVIEW
“The death of John Singleton in 2019 was a big loss and left a huge hole in the film industry but there is so much promise shown in Coke Boys that if Cook manages to find more opportunities and grab them with both hands he could very well fill that gap and then go on to make his own piece of cinematic history.”
Jolly Moel, SCREEN CRITIX
